Free Maintenance Imitation Grass Thatch Roof

Use artificial grass thatch roof to create cottage, palapa, tiki hut or other buildings so that you could enjoy every minute in your backyard garden or on your property. Synthetic grass thatch roofing materials could be a direct replacement for tiles on almost all garden gazebos for developing a smooth, neat, hard wearing, 'African' stepped finish roof without maintenance. Faux grass thatch tiles are long lifespan, and do not need special maintenance as it is free from fungi, worms, birds, etc. And artificial grass thatch tiles are resistant to UV rays, wind, rain, heat, etc. too.

1. Features of artificial grass thatch roofs:

◭ Material:

HDPE

◭ Size:

500x450mm or customized

◭ Weight Standard:

500-750g/piece for PE grass thatch roof with metal binder

850-1300g/piece for PE grass thatch roof with flexible binder

◭ Quantity for 1 square meter roof:

8-12 pieces

◭ Lifespan:

10-15 years or more

◭ Synthetic grass thatch photo:

3. Closeup of synthetic grass thatch roof tiles:

4. How to judge the quality of faux grass thatch:

In the market, there are lots of different quality level products. There are some methods to judge the thatch roof quality:

◭ Smell

The recycled materials have a slight unpleasant smell.

◭ Tear

Bad quality thatch materials are easier to tear sometimes.

◭ Watch

If you cut the cross-section of the thatch strip materials and use magnifier to watch, and if you find the cavity structure, it means the production adopts the foaming process, which may cause easy decay for the thatch roof materials.

◭ Putting them under the sun

If you have enough time for test, you could put them outdoor under the sun for several months, some poor-quality products will decay within half a year or even 1-2 months. No matter how, 1- or 2- month's sunshine will make them change so that you could observe.

◭ UV-proof accelerated test equipment

For poor quality thatch products, they will decay in about 2 weeks under the test by UV-proof accelerated test.

4. Free maintenance of imitation grass thatch roofs:

Do a comparison for natural grass thatch roof and synthetic grass thatch roof for the maintenance.

Natural grass thatch roof:

You need below maintenance cost:

▧ Material purchase:

As natural grass thatch roof always decays, you always need to purchase it every 3 or 5 years.

▧ Transport cost for the natural grass thatch roof

▧ Labor cost: Labor cost is always high for hiring people for natural grass roof construction

▧ Insurance cost: Natural grass thatch roof sometimes need higher insurance cost

▧ Water leakage issue: Water leakage of natural grass thatch roof will cause loss for your property

▧ Client's complaint: If you have client's complaint caused by natural grass roof, it will bring lots of troubles especially in this internet times.

Imitation grass thatch roof:

Imitation grass thatch roof does not need maintenance normally. It is long lifespan. It does not decay easily. Synthetic grass thatch is free from birds, worms, fungi, etc. Synthetic grass roof tiles are resistant to fire, UV rays, wind, water, etc.